Shepherd's leap
Shepherd's jump (Spanish: Salto del pastor) is a popular sport in the Canary Islands that has its roots in regional customs and is now a tourist attraction.
According to tradition, the jump originated on the mountainous western islands of the archipelago ( La Gomera , El Hierro and La Palma ) and gradually spread over the entire Canary Islands. In order to overcome height differences quickly and safely in mountainous terrain in the shortest possible time, the herdsmen used a several meter long wooden stick, the "garrote", to jump over the terraces (usually downhill) and to get to a lower level or surface . The jump lances are mostly provided with a metal tip, the “regatón”, in order to find a better grip in the ground. The origin is not entirely clear. From today's perspective, however, it can be traced back to the native inhabitants of the islands, the Old Canary Islands .
This mode of transport has spread as a local sport on all the islands of the Canaries, often as a show event for tourists.
See also
literature
- Luis Alberto García Santana, Tomás Ramos Rodríguez: El Salto del Pastor Canario: orígenes . In: Revista de estudios generales de la Isla de La Palma . No. 4 , 2009, ISSN 1698-014X , p. 283-300 (Spanish, [1] [accessed March 24, 2019]).
Web links
- The jump (span .: salto) with the Canarian shepherd's staff at www.saltodelpastorcanario.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Der Hirtensprung, August 22, 2006. (No longer available online.) Tenerife's New Press, archived from the original on October 25, 2007 ; Retrieved September 7, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Sports typical of the island, shepherd's jump. (No longer available online.) Official website of the Tourist Office of the Island of Tenerife, formerly the original ; Retrieved September 7, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Canarian Sports, Salto del Pastor. kanaren-virtuell.de, accessed on September 7, 2009 .
- ↑ Salto del pastor (Shepherd's leap). Gran Canaria Tourism Patronage, accessed on 7 September 2009 .
